Kav Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Hi guys I'm looking for a mooring with a little land/patch of grass anything like that,it only needs to be a small patch, my Mrs wants to take her chickens with her you see,around an hour or so of Wolverhampton,ideally on a marina Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Moorings with a garden for chickens are as rare as hen's teeth... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 I think you will struggle to find a marina suitable for (and which will allow) chickens. A farmers field mooring would be more suitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretman Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Try Wheaton Aston, mooring just pass the village, think maybe some mooring there suit you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Muck Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 CRT moorings don't allow chickens either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Chickens grub and scrabble around all the time, disturbing plants. They will ruin a flower bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RufusR Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 THey re around on the GU and there is one on Aylesbury arm but they rarely come up and when they do are snapped up in minutes , Suggest you identify them get to know the landlords and get on waiting lists , maybe a lenghty wait though I am afraid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Hi guys I'm looking for a mooring with a little land/patch of grass anything like that,it only needs to be a small patch, my Mrs wants to take her chickens with her you see,around an hour or so of Wolverhampton,ideally on a marina Thanks I suppose the West side of Nottingham is too far away ? Mooring with land and a 'summer-house' for sale on the side of the River Trent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 CRT moorings don't allow chickens either Outrageous. Yet another example of CRT oppressing poor innocent boaters just trying to scratch a living... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lockie Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Outrageous. Yet another example of CRT oppressing poor innocent boaters just trying to scratch a living... Will you stop egging him on!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 If the OP finds a chicken-friendly mooring I bet it is expensive. Probably worth shelling out for though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lockie Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Probably worth it if there is a good bit of land though...wouldn't want to be all cooped up ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Probably worth it if there is a good bit of land though...wouldn't want to be all cooped up ;-) Just wait until that nice Mr Athy gets here. He'll come up with loads of chicken puns. He's at the top of the pecking order where such things are concerned, don'tcher know! He's always crowing about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac of Cygnet Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Just wait until that nice Mr Athy gets here. He'll come up with loads of chicken puns. He's at the top of the pecking order where such things are concerned, don'tcher know! He's always crowing about it... Athy? He'll have to contend with me. From scratch, I'll lay bets I shell get eggsactly ten chicken puns in one sentence and pullet off without fowl play, old cock, no yolk, if allowed a subordinate claws to knock him off his perch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Hmmmm I can only see nine... FAIL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltcodd Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 This boat was on the Coventry a couple of years ago - they had their own floating chicken coop - the owner had a small roll of chicken wire that he put on the grass verge to create a small run, and the chickens had a little ramp to walk down to get to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettie Boo Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Hmmmm I can only see nine... FAIL! If he changed "claws" to talons, he'd have his 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Payne Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 This boat was on the Coventry a couple of years ago - they had their own floating chicken coop - the owner had a small roll of chicken wire that he put on the grass verge to create a small run, and the chickens had a little ramp to walk down to get to it. Still about i think, sure i spotted it up the ashby over the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 If he changed "claws" to talons, he'd have his 10 Strangely, that is one I'd already counted. He wrote 'claws' instead of 'clause'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Aha I've just spotted the tenth. He wrote 'shell' instead of 'shall'. I missed that one at first so yes, ten eggsellent puns! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickent Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 This is my little plot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllanC Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 This boat was on the Coventry a couple of years ago - they had their own floating chicken coop - the owner had a small roll of chicken wire that he put on the grass verge to create a small run, and the chickens had a little ramp to walk down to get to it. So would this be a chicken butty? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Hi guys I'm looking for a mooring with a little land/patch of grass anything like that,it only needs to be a small patch, my Mrs wants to take her chickens with her you see,around an hour or so of Wolverhampton,ideally on a marina Thanks Dont know if its close enough but there are loads of moorings up the Shropshire Union that may suit, this one was for sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catnip King Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Dont know if its close enough but there are loads of moorings up the Shropshire Union that may suit, this one was for sale When was that photo taken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 When was that photo taken? Yes I wondered that too. Pretty sure I saw that sign there about five years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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